Diane Falkowski
@theotherdiane.bsky.social
I believe life is hard, people are complex, my neighbor is not my enemy & food, housing & healthcare for all would solve a lot of problems. I imagine a better world, not a perfect world. Free will skeptic. Nature & nurture for a better world. #ChildRights
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Particulate pollution in the air down a whopping 22% in NYC’s congestion pricing zone.
Not only are the streets less congested, but so are our lungs.
e360.yale.edu/digest/new-y...
Not only are the streets less congested, but so are our lungs.
e360.yale.edu/digest/new-y...
In New York City, Congestion Pricing Leads to Marked Drop in Pollution
e360.yale.edu
December 9, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Particulate pollution in the air down a whopping 22% in NYC’s congestion pricing zone.
Not only are the streets less congested, but so are our lungs.
e360.yale.edu/digest/new-y...
Not only are the streets less congested, but so are our lungs.
e360.yale.edu/digest/new-y...
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📢 Urgent Action: CALL NOW BEFORE ICE MOVES TO DEPORT YUANXIN AND FEI
2 weeks ago, ICE abducted 6-year-old Yuanxin & his father Fei, separating them & refusing to disclose the 1st grader's location.
YOU CAN HELP. Call ICE. Tell your reps to call ICE.
Now more than ever, pressure is essential.
2 weeks ago, ICE abducted 6-year-old Yuanxin & his father Fei, separating them & refusing to disclose the 1st grader's location.
YOU CAN HELP. Call ICE. Tell your reps to call ICE.
Now more than ever, pressure is essential.
December 10, 2025 at 12:27 AM
📢 Urgent Action: CALL NOW BEFORE ICE MOVES TO DEPORT YUANXIN AND FEI
2 weeks ago, ICE abducted 6-year-old Yuanxin & his father Fei, separating them & refusing to disclose the 1st grader's location.
YOU CAN HELP. Call ICE. Tell your reps to call ICE.
Now more than ever, pressure is essential.
2 weeks ago, ICE abducted 6-year-old Yuanxin & his father Fei, separating them & refusing to disclose the 1st grader's location.
YOU CAN HELP. Call ICE. Tell your reps to call ICE.
Now more than ever, pressure is essential.
Reposted by Diane Falkowski
“Basic criminal law is that intentional murder requires mens rea and actus rea–criminal intent and criminal act,” says an Alabama defense attorney. “Where is that in felony murder? It’s not there, there’s zero intent.”
A Friend’s Death to Mourn, and to Serve Time for
An Alabama teen was shot alongside his friend, then prosecuted for his killing. His case highlights a particularly harsh doctrine in American criminal punishment: felony murder.
boltsmag.org
December 10, 2025 at 1:00 AM
“Basic criminal law is that intentional murder requires mens rea and actus rea–criminal intent and criminal act,” says an Alabama defense attorney. “Where is that in felony murder? It’s not there, there’s zero intent.”
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Tomorrow, 12/10, SCOTUS will hear oral argument in Hamm v. Smith, a case with profound implications for how courts assess intellectual disability in death penalty cases.
New from me, @seemiaroll.bsky.social and @thedailyhayley.bsky.social:
www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...
New from me, @seemiaroll.bsky.social and @thedailyhayley.bsky.social:
www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...
The Supreme Court To Decide on How IQ Tests Can Affect the Death Penalty
In Hamm v. Smith, the Supreme Court will consider how IQ tests can be used to determine when an individual with an intellectual disability may be spared from the death penalty.
www.americanprogress.org
December 9, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Tomorrow, 12/10, SCOTUS will hear oral argument in Hamm v. Smith, a case with profound implications for how courts assess intellectual disability in death penalty cases.
New from me, @seemiaroll.bsky.social and @thedailyhayley.bsky.social:
www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...
New from me, @seemiaroll.bsky.social and @thedailyhayley.bsky.social:
www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...
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What is happening in this country to people without the right papers- or without those papers recognized by their kidnappers- truly can't be exaggerated.
www.forever-wars.com/torture-tech...
www.forever-wars.com/torture-tech...
Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz
Amnesty International, interviewing migrant detainees, identifies use of the confinement box. There can be no denying it is a torture prison
www.forever-wars.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:14 PM
What is happening in this country to people without the right papers- or without those papers recognized by their kidnappers- truly can't be exaggerated.
www.forever-wars.com/torture-tech...
www.forever-wars.com/torture-tech...
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Walmart sells 11-ounce bags of Chex Cheesy Pizza Snack Mix for less than $4. In North Carolina prisons, a 4.25-ounce bag of that same product costs $8.75.
That's less than half the product for 2x the price.
Carceral greed at its finest.
That's less than half the product for 2x the price.
Carceral greed at its finest.
North Carolina Prison Officials Raise Prices for Those Who Can Least Afford It
An increased markup on canteen goods adds to the financial burden on incarcerated people and their families, highlighting how prison systems squeeze them for revenue.
boltsmag.org
December 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Walmart sells 11-ounce bags of Chex Cheesy Pizza Snack Mix for less than $4. In North Carolina prisons, a 4.25-ounce bag of that same product costs $8.75.
That's less than half the product for 2x the price.
Carceral greed at its finest.
That's less than half the product for 2x the price.
Carceral greed at its finest.
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This remains one of the most disturbing stories of the year. A 1st trimester fetus incubated in a dead woman's body against the will of her family until a very early term birth when the corpse could no longer sustain life.
www.cbsnews.com/atlanta/news...
www.cbsnews.com/atlanta/news...
Baby boy born to brain-dead Georgia mother remains hospitalized nearly 6 months later, family says
Adriana Smith's pregnancy made national headlines when she was declared brain dead but placed on life support to let her fetus grow. Now her family is sharing an update on the condition of her infant ...
www.cbsnews.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:01 AM
This remains one of the most disturbing stories of the year. A 1st trimester fetus incubated in a dead woman's body against the will of her family until a very early term birth when the corpse could no longer sustain life.
www.cbsnews.com/atlanta/news...
www.cbsnews.com/atlanta/news...
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Reposting this everyday until Pete Hagueseth faces justice for his crimes against humanity.
Thou Shalt Not Murder Fishermen While Pardoning Drug Lords
This is evil.
www.thegodpodcast.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Reposting this everyday until Pete Hagueseth faces justice for his crimes against humanity.
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OK I’ve put together the list. Shame on all of them:
Ford CEO Jim Farley
Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa
General Motors plant manager John Urbanic
National Auto Dealers Association Chairman Tom Castriota
Transportation Sec Sean Duffy
Deputy transportation Sec Steven Bradbury
1/2
Ford CEO Jim Farley
Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa
General Motors plant manager John Urbanic
National Auto Dealers Association Chairman Tom Castriota
Transportation Sec Sean Duffy
Deputy transportation Sec Steven Bradbury
1/2
December 3, 2025 at 11:33 PM
OK I’ve put together the list. Shame on all of them:
Ford CEO Jim Farley
Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa
General Motors plant manager John Urbanic
National Auto Dealers Association Chairman Tom Castriota
Transportation Sec Sean Duffy
Deputy transportation Sec Steven Bradbury
1/2
Ford CEO Jim Farley
Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa
General Motors plant manager John Urbanic
National Auto Dealers Association Chairman Tom Castriota
Transportation Sec Sean Duffy
Deputy transportation Sec Steven Bradbury
1/2
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Some 600 immigrant kids have been sent to federal custody by ICE this year.
A 17-year-old was detained at a traffic stop because officers couldn’t make contact with his dad, who is deaf.
Another kid ended up in a shelter after making a wrong turn.
A 17-year-old was detained at a traffic stop because officers couldn’t make contact with his dad, who is deaf.
Another kid ended up in a shelter after making a wrong turn.
ICE Sent 600 Immigrant Kids to Detention in Federal Shelters This Year. It’s a New Record.
Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border. New data suggests separations are happening all over the count...
www.propublica.org
December 3, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Some 600 immigrant kids have been sent to federal custody by ICE this year.
A 17-year-old was detained at a traffic stop because officers couldn’t make contact with his dad, who is deaf.
Another kid ended up in a shelter after making a wrong turn.
A 17-year-old was detained at a traffic stop because officers couldn’t make contact with his dad, who is deaf.
Another kid ended up in a shelter after making a wrong turn.
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VOTE FOR THE CANDIDATE THAT WILL WORK TO EARN YOUR VOTE
Tomorrow is election day, TN-7, and I'm humbly asking for your vote. I promise to be accessible and only beholden to the voters of the district, never donors or special interests. Polls open at 7 AM & close at 7 PM. Let's go out and win this!
Tomorrow is election day, TN-7, and I'm humbly asking for your vote. I promise to be accessible and only beholden to the voters of the district, never donors or special interests. Polls open at 7 AM & close at 7 PM. Let's go out and win this!
December 1, 2025 at 11:49 PM
VOTE FOR THE CANDIDATE THAT WILL WORK TO EARN YOUR VOTE
Tomorrow is election day, TN-7, and I'm humbly asking for your vote. I promise to be accessible and only beholden to the voters of the district, never donors or special interests. Polls open at 7 AM & close at 7 PM. Let's go out and win this!
Tomorrow is election day, TN-7, and I'm humbly asking for your vote. I promise to be accessible and only beholden to the voters of the district, never donors or special interests. Polls open at 7 AM & close at 7 PM. Let's go out and win this!
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👂 SPEAKER JOHNSON: “Matt Van Epps will be the deciding vote” (for Trump’s unpopular agenda that strips health care from millions) #TN7
(h/t @american_bridge )
(h/t @american_bridge )
December 1, 2025 at 9:38 PM
👂 SPEAKER JOHNSON: “Matt Van Epps will be the deciding vote” (for Trump’s unpopular agenda that strips health care from millions) #TN7
(h/t @american_bridge )
(h/t @american_bridge )
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Top lawyers for Consumers Energy and DTE Energy have donated to a Michigan AG candidate’s primary race, raising conflict of interest questions about whether the utilities are trying to influence a prosecutor who may handle their legal and regulatory cases.
From Tom Perkins for @michiganadvance.com
From Tom Perkins for @michiganadvance.com
Utility lawyers’ donations to Michigan AG candidate raise conflict-of-interest concerns • Michigan Advance
Top lawyers for Consumers Energy and DTE Energy have donated to a Michigan attorney general candidate’s primary race, raising conflict of interest questions about whether the utilities are trying to i...
michiganadvance.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Top lawyers for Consumers Energy and DTE Energy have donated to a Michigan AG candidate’s primary race, raising conflict of interest questions about whether the utilities are trying to influence a prosecutor who may handle their legal and regulatory cases.
From Tom Perkins for @michiganadvance.com
From Tom Perkins for @michiganadvance.com
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It’s exhausting to keep demanding better from establishment Dems too beholden to capital to ever challenge the billionaire elite’s GOP puppets. We’re wasting time as our democracy crumbles into dust.
Instead, we should vote them out & replace them with reps who WILL vote to impeach Hegseth
Instead, we should vote them out & replace them with reps who WILL vote to impeach Hegseth
For some reason Democratic leaders seem to prefer telling voters what they won’t be able to do, rather than what they’d like to do.
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
Jeffries says not to expect Democrats to pursue Hegseth impeachment over boat strikes
"Republicans will never allow articles of impeachment to be brought to the floor," he said.
www.axios.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:55 AM
It’s exhausting to keep demanding better from establishment Dems too beholden to capital to ever challenge the billionaire elite’s GOP puppets. We’re wasting time as our democracy crumbles into dust.
Instead, we should vote them out & replace them with reps who WILL vote to impeach Hegseth
Instead, we should vote them out & replace them with reps who WILL vote to impeach Hegseth
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NEW: Another purge of immigration judges just happened, this time in New York City. This latest purge includes one of the smartest people I know, an immigration judge who dutifully served on the bench for 10 years. She was unceremoniously fired in violation of civil service laws.
Trump Administration Fires 8 Immigration Judges in New York
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:52 AM
NEW: Another purge of immigration judges just happened, this time in New York City. This latest purge includes one of the smartest people I know, an immigration judge who dutifully served on the bench for 10 years. She was unceremoniously fired in violation of civil service laws.
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The news has entirely failed to grasp the unprecedented scope of the ICE and DHS budgets. Nothing like it in modern history. A galaxy of public/private surveillance and caging institutions for $100,000,000,000s unleashed on a public that will be forever changed. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
ICE Wants to Go After Dissenters as well as Immigrants
The Trump administration is being open about its plans to violate Americans’ First and Fourth Amendment rights.
www.brennancenter.org
December 1, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The news has entirely failed to grasp the unprecedented scope of the ICE and DHS budgets. Nothing like it in modern history. A galaxy of public/private surveillance and caging institutions for $100,000,000,000s unleashed on a public that will be forever changed. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
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This is why service members had to be reminded not to follow illegal orders. Also charge him with war crimes.
November 29, 2025 at 12:35 PM
This is why service members had to be reminded not to follow illegal orders. Also charge him with war crimes.
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I love whenever articles like this are all “SEE THE UNREASONABLE ANGRY DEMANDS OF THIS SJW TEACHER” and the teacher’s comment are always “please actually cite sources and try not to call your classmates demonic”
November 29, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I love whenever articles like this are all “SEE THE UNREASONABLE ANGRY DEMANDS OF THIS SJW TEACHER” and the teacher’s comment are always “please actually cite sources and try not to call your classmates demonic”
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Narcotics trafficking doesn't only damage people in the importing nations. My article @truthdig.com explained how then-president Juan Orlando Hernández nearly destroyed #Honduras, and sent hundreds of thousands of #Hondurans fleeing northward. www.truthdig.com/articles/the...
November 29, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Narcotics trafficking doesn't only damage people in the importing nations. My article @truthdig.com explained how then-president Juan Orlando Hernández nearly destroyed #Honduras, and sent hundreds of thousands of #Hondurans fleeing northward. www.truthdig.com/articles/the...
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This is murder. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
November 28, 2025 at 6:16 PM
This is murder. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
All that is required for the system to support a jobs program is for those jobs to arm men with guns. Money to be made arming on the front end & money to be made incarcerating on the back end.
The DC shooting story is really getting to me because we literally trained this man as a child soldier for a death squad in a forever war and Stephen Miller et al want to blame it on other cultures? It's our culture, American culture, that killed that woman.
November 28, 2025 at 4:07 PM
All that is required for the system to support a jobs program is for those jobs to arm men with guns. Money to be made arming on the front end & money to be made incarcerating on the back end.
Reposted by Diane Falkowski
The DC shooting story is really getting to me because we literally trained this man as a child soldier for a death squad in a forever war and Stephen Miller et al want to blame it on other cultures? It's our culture, American culture, that killed that woman.
November 28, 2025 at 1:40 PM
The DC shooting story is really getting to me because we literally trained this man as a child soldier for a death squad in a forever war and Stephen Miller et al want to blame it on other cultures? It's our culture, American culture, that killed that woman.
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such important work. trigger warning for real. horrors.
Every year I share this work with my students. We read it aloud.
November 27, 2025 at 1:33 AM
such important work. trigger warning for real. horrors.
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Exactly.
Democracy isn’t a spectator sport
—it’s a pickup game
we win by showing up.
#NoKings proves it:
neighbors turning outrage into turnout,
care into power.
We forgot the playbook;
now we’re running it together,
Indivisible.
Democracy isn’t a spectator sport
—it’s a pickup game
we win by showing up.
#NoKings proves it:
neighbors turning outrage into turnout,
care into power.
We forgot the playbook;
now we’re running it together,
Indivisible.
I think Americans are realizing that democracy is a participation sport, and the the government is ours if we want it to be. I feel like we got complacent and hoped some other third party would do the work for us. Seems like we have to learn that lesson every generation.
November 18, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Exactly.
Democracy isn’t a spectator sport
—it’s a pickup game
we win by showing up.
#NoKings proves it:
neighbors turning outrage into turnout,
care into power.
We forgot the playbook;
now we’re running it together,
Indivisible.
Democracy isn’t a spectator sport
—it’s a pickup game
we win by showing up.
#NoKings proves it:
neighbors turning outrage into turnout,
care into power.
We forgot the playbook;
now we’re running it together,
Indivisible.
Reposted by Diane Falkowski
It’s the busiest shopping period of the year, so we’re hitting pause on buying from corporations that enable Trump’s fascist agenda: weaintbuyingit.com/?utm_source=bluesky
November 26, 2025 at 1:13 PM
It’s the busiest shopping period of the year, so we’re hitting pause on buying from corporations that enable Trump’s fascist agenda: weaintbuyingit.com/?utm_source=bluesky